Manipur
Acting on a petition demanding government assessment of the Thoubal-Kasom Khullen road and its impact in Manipur, the Gauhati high court has issued a notice to project sponsor Asian Development Bank (ADB). The 47-km road, which passes through Thoubal, Senapati and Ukhrul districts, is part of the Union DoNER ministry’s North Eastern State Roads Investment [...] Continue Reading »
The Government of India has signed a $125 million loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB). The amount would be utilized for upgrading of roads in North Eastern states.’ The North Eastern States Roads Investment Program’, as it is known, is designed to reconstruct roads in the North Eastern states of Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, and Sikkim, thereby cutting [...] Continue Reading »
To fulfill the most cherished dream of having roads to connect the remote areas of Manipur, Assam and Nagaland, about 100 Northeast villagers are working hard towards collecting funds to complete the road construction. The deadline will be until Christmas. An example, wherein a resident from Manipur’s remote Phoklong village has contributed Rs 1,000 from his old-age pension for the [...] Continue Reading »
